Diane Megaw

Diane Megaw

Diane Megaw is a veteran regional journalist at Daily Tidings, reporting across Southern Oregon and statewide developments from a Medford area lens. Her coverage spans business and the economy, housing and labor, public safety and courts, with a focus on what policy and legal decisions mean for local communities.

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Latest from Diane Megaw

  1. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Man Jailed for $2.5 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme Funding Lavish Lifestyle and Illegal Grows

    On Tuesday, a former owner of the Corvallis Cannabis Club, 45-year-old Yegishe Nazaryan, was sentenced Tuesday to two years and nine months in federal prison for bank…

  2. Crime & Courts

    Eagle Point Cocaine Dealers Busted with Drugs, Ghost Guns, and Cash in Multi-Agency Sting

    Following a two-month investigation, two Eagle Point cocaine dealers, 55-year-old Ulysses Timothy Chappel III and 52-year-old Stacy Lyn Cramer, were arrested on April 3…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Two More Sue Asante and Nurse for Millions in Fentanyl Diversion Case

    Following the 21 plaintiffs who launched lawsuits seeking $348 Million, two new lawsuits against Asante and Dani Marie Schofield, their former nurse accused of diverting…

  4. News

    Oregon Raises Minimum Wage by 35 Cents to Address Inflation and Regional Cost Differences

    Oregon labor official indicated on Friday that the state’s minimum wage will increase by 35 cents an hour from July 1.

  5. Health

    Governor Kotek Orders Leadership Shakeup at Oregon State Hospital After 21st Patient Death Since 2020

    After another patient died at the Oregon State Hospital, bringing the number to 21 since 2020, Governor Tina Kotek announced a leadership overhaul at the hospital…

  6. News

    Roseburg Man’s Harley Ride Ends in Fatal Crash Found by Friend

    The search for a Roseburg man, Terry Eugene Kruh, 63, ended on Thursday, April 10 when a friend, who was one of the searchers, found the body of Kruh and his motorcycle…

  7. News

    Oregon DMV Mistake Added 118 More Non-Citizens to Voter Rolls with At Least 13 Casting Ballots in Elections

    Over 1,700 non-citizens may have been erroneously registered in Oregon to vote in the presidential election last year, but the DMV estimated on Friday that at least 13…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Eugene Man Sentenced to Probation After Threatening on Facebook to Emulate School Shooter Kip Kinkel

    A Eugene man who threatened to become the next Kip Kinkel- the school shooter who killed two classmates and injured 25 in a Springfield, Oregon high school in 1998…